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Surviving Earth Thea Gajic’s feature debut follows Yugoslavian refugee Vlad as he embraces a new life in Bristol and battles addiction and past traumas. Drama 2025 96 mins Thea Gajic
Rhianna Dhillon's Soundtracks 1, 2 … 1, 2, 3, 4! Rhianna Dhillon presses play on her favourite soundtracks on BFI Player. Short documentary 2026 10 mins
Riefenstahl Captivating insight into the controversial filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, who became world-famous for her Nazi propaganda. Documentary 2024 115 mins Andreas Veiel
Love A chance encounter on a ferry crossing leads inspires a doctor and nurse to reflect on their experiences of casual intimacy in Haugerud's Oslo story. Drama Romance 2024 120 mins Dag Johan Haugerud
Ish A sublime coming-of-age film depicting the power of family, the value of tradition and the toxicity of violence. Drama 2025 88 mins Imran Perretta
Rose of Nevada Mark Jenkin’s time-travelling odyssey about a long-lost fishing boat that mysteriously returns to harbour, starring George MacKay and Callum Turner. Drama Science Fiction 2025 114 mins Mark Jenkin
Heart of a Dog Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson’s cinematic journey through love, death and language, centred around memories of her beloved terrier Lolabelle. Documentary 2015 76 mins Laurie Anderson
Betty A mysterious young woman finds refuge with a stranger in Chabrol’s unsettling psychological drama based on the book by Georges Simenon. Drama 1992 103 mins Claude Chabrol
Edge of Summer A summer holiday and an old folk tale bring two 11-year-olds together as they explore what, or who, is calling to them, from within an abandoned mine. Drama 2024 90 mins Lucy Cohen
Sex Part of the Oslo Stories trilogy, a casual confession is an explosive catalyst in Dag Johan Haugerud's frank and engaging drama. Drama Romance 2024 118 mins Dag Johan Haugerud
Toomorrow A London-based pop group are abducted by aliens to save their race from extinction in this rarely seen sci-fi musical starring Olivia Newton-John. Musical Science Fiction 1970 94 mins Val Guest
The Cars That Ate Paris Peter Weir’s debut feature - a favourite of Kubrick's - is a mordant black comedy satirising small-town life and a gem of Ozploitation cinema. Comedy Horror 1974 88 mins Peter Weir
The Girls (Gehenu Lamai) A young girl finds herself torn between duty and desire in this stunning Sri Lankan coming-of-age drama by pioneering filmmaker Sumitra Peries. Drama 1978 113 mins Sumitra Peries
La notte Michelangelo Antonioni's masterpiece about urban alienation stars Italian film icons Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau and Monica Vitti. Drama 1961 123 mins Michelangelo Antonioni
Invaders from Mars From three hundred million miles away…invaders from Mars! Science Fiction 1953 80 mins William Cameron Menzies
Inspector Lavardin Claude Chabrol’s slippery thriller sees the eponymous detective investigating a murder involving a former lover. Crime Drama 1986 100 mins Claude Chabrol
Palestine 36 Acclaimed Palestinian director Annemarie Jacir’s most ambitious work is a powerful exploration of the events leading up to the Arab Revolt of 1936. Period drama 2025 120 mins Annemarie Jacir
BFI Restoration South: Sir Ernest Shackleton's Glorious Epic of the Antarctic An extraordinary story of Shackleton's survival in the wastes of Antarctica, now considered the world's first documentary feature. Documentary 1919 81 mins Frank Hurley
BFI Restoration The Passion of Remembrance A key film of the Black Film Workshop movement - this London-set visual mosaic captures the richness and complexity of 1980s Black British life. Historical drama Animation & Artists Moving Image 1986 83 mins Maureen Blackwood and Isaac Julien
Le Boucher Chabrol’s most celebrated film sees a friendship between a teacher and local butcher darken as a series of murders unsettles life in their village. Drama 1970 93 mins Claude Chabrol
Lynch/Oz Toto, I’ve got a feeling we’re not on Mulholland Drive anymore…the fascinating influence of The Wizard of Oz on David Lynch's filmmaking. Documentary 2022 109 mins Alexandre O. Philippe
The Act of Killing Groundbreaking documentary in which former Indonesian death-squad leaders re-enact their crimes through scenes inspired by different film genres. Documentary 2012 117 mins Joshua Oppenheimer
Memory: The Origins of Alien The untold origin story behind Ridley Scott’s Alien, one of Hollywood’s most beloved and iconic shockers. Documentary 2019 93 mins Alexandre O. Philippe
Ultras Forget the dramatic headlines and take a joyful deep dive into 'the world’s most popular subculture’: football’s infamous ultras. Documentary 2025 88 mins Ragnhild Ekner
Edward II Christopher Marlowe's 16th century play is radically adapted by Derek Jarman in one of his most powerful films, starring Tilda Swinton. Drama Historical drama 1991 90 mins Derek Jarman
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Grimonprez’s Academy Award-nominated film reveals the connections between post-war jazz, US imperialism and the Pan-African decolonisation movement. Documentary 2024 150 mins Johan Grimonprez
The Gleaners & I Agnès Varda’s award-winning study of those living on the margins of French society at the turn of the millennium. Documentary 2000 79 mins Agnès Varda
BFI Restoration Together Two Deaf dock workers eke out a humble existence in London's East End in Lorenza Mazzetti's striking example of Free Cinema. Animation & Artists Moving Image 1956 51 mins Lorenza Mazzetti
The Look of Silence Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary follows an optician reckoning with the legacy of Indonesia’s 1965-66 mass killings, in which his brother was killed. Documentary 2014 99 mins Joshua Oppenheimer
Horseplay A group of young men test each other’s boundaries in this provocative chamber piece from acclaimed queer filmmaker Marco Berger. Comedy 2022 101 mins Marco Berger
